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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akshun Kalia M.B.B.S.[2]

Overview

CT scan without contrast is the initial test of choice in emergency department patients who presents with sudden-onset severe headache, visual loss or ophthalmoplegia suggestive of pituitary apoplexy. CT scan can also help to differentiate; whether subarachnoid hemorrhage is arising from pituitary hemorrhage or an aneurysm.

CT

CT scan without contrast is the initial test of choice in patients of pituitary apoplexy who present with sudden-onset severe headache, visual loss or ophthalmoplegia. CT scan can also help to differentiate; whether subarachnoid hemorrhage is arising from pituitary hemorrhage or an aneurysm. CT scan may show:

• Intrasellar mass
• Pituitary hemorrhage

CT scan showing intrasellar mass.